Advantages v disadvantages

Question 1

Troops

Answer 1

NORTH ADVANTAGE

North:
- 18.5 million pop, large troops

South:
- 5.5 million free pop, 3.5 million slave pop, less troops (didn’t use slaves until the last few months of the war)

Question 2

Terrain

Answer 2

SOUTH ADVANTAGE

Many of the battles on southern territory, well known terrain.
Small armies = faster

Question 3

Manufacturing

Answer 3

NORTH ADVANTAGE

North:
- 90% factories
- 17x as much production of cloth (uniforms)

South:
- 10% factories
- only raw materials (useless when unprocessed)

Question 4

Access to money $$

Answer 4

NORTH ADVANTAGE

Lots of banks in the north vs. agriculture/trade based economy in the south

Question 5

War Aims

Answer 5

SOUTH ADVANTAGE

North:
- Unite country
- not necessarily free slaves

South:
- Don’t lose
- Union will break apart over elections

Question 6

Government Organization

Answer 6

NORTH ADVANTAGE

North: Centralized gov’t easy to comm.

South:
- based on Articles of Confederation, weak central gov but strong state gov, states can opt in whenever

Question 7

Foreign Allies

Answer 7

NORTH ADVANTAGE

• turned into anti-slavery war, so allies have to be with north